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CHARETTE, Ernest Amedee - Date of
birth
22 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31136838 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Grossauheim, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 13 | 31 |
Immediate family
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Members
Amedee Charette (father)
Elmire (Cormier) Charette (mother)
Raymond H. Charette (brother)
Doris M. Charette (sister)
Irene M. Charette (sister)
Norman R. Charette (brother)
More information
Pvt Ernest A. Charette attended high school for one year and was employed at the Altas Tock Corporation before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 27 June 1942.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his head.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Dennis Genealogy / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Sue Downhill
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Major M